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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Determiner
тем • (tem) (demonstrative)
- inflection of тот (tot):
- masculine/neuter instrumental singular
- dative plural
Pronoun
тем • (tem) (demonstrative)
- inflection of тот (tot):
- masculine/neuter instrumental singular
- dative plural
Pronoun
тем • (tem) n inan sg (demonstrative)
- instrumental of то (to)
Adverb
тем • (tem)
- (in the following construction with чем (čem)) the (to that degree, to the same degree)
- Чем бо́льше ты улыба́ешься, тем лу́чше жизнь. ― Čem bólʹše ty ulybáješʹsja, tem lúčše žiznʹ. ― The more you smile, the better life is.
Etymology 2
Noun
тем • (tem) f inan pl
- genitive plural of те́ма (téma)
Etymology 3
Noun
тем • (tem) f inan pl
- genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)
Shor
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *teb (“time; initial, early”).
Compare to
Bashkir тәү (təw, “initial, first”), Bashkir тәүлек (təwlek, “24 hours”);
Tuvan теппиже (teppije, “ahead of time, before due time”).
Noun
тем • (tem)
- time
Udi
Etymology
From Armenian թեմ (tʻem).
Noun
тем • (tem)
- (archaic) diocese
Further reading
- Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “тем”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], Baku: Academy Press, page 204
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
тем • (tem) f inan pl
- genitive plural of те́ма (téma)
Noun
тем • (tem) f inan pl
- genitive plural of тьма (tʹma)